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If you have type 2 diabetes, eating a meal with tahini might stop your blood pressure from spiking after eating, unlike meals without it.

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The consumption of tahini meal regulates hemodynamic parameters in type 2 diabetes patients postprandially

Randomized Controlled Trial
Human

The study looked at whether eating tahini with bread affects blood pressure after a meal in people with type 2 diabetes. It found blood pressure went up after the control meal but not after tahini, though the difference between the two meals wasn't strong enough to be sure it wasn't due to chance.

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Tahini consumption affects blood pressure and endothelial function in healthy males

Cohort Study
Human
2022 Dec

The study looked at healthy men, not people with type 2 diabetes, and it didn’t find a change in systolic blood pressure after eating tahini, which is what the claim is about.

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If you have type 2 diabetes, eating a meal with tahini might stop your blood pressure from spiking after eating, unlike meals without it.

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Eating 50 grams of tahini (a sesame seed paste) during a meal stops the rise in blood pressure that normally happens after eating, which might be good for the heart in people with type 2 diabetes.

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If you have well-managed type 2 diabetes, eating tahini for a meal probably won’t change your blood pressure much after 4 hours — about the same as eating bread with margarine and cheese.

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If you have type 2 diabetes, eating a meal with tahini might be better for your heart than eating one with margarine and cheese.

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Eating tahini with bread might help keep blood pressure steady after meals for people with type 2 diabetes who are managing their blood sugar well — and that could be better for the heart than eating foods high in unhealthy fats.

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